Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach at 3AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 142 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 126 | 98 | 70 | 105 | 140 | 172 | 155 | 120 | 109 | 84 | 68 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.71m | 1:29PM1.87m | 1:52AM1.76m | 2:24PM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.22m | 7:07AM0.13m | 7:48PM0.16m | 8:08AM0.07m | 8:45PM0.11m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 158 | 142 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 126 | 98 | 70 | 105 | 140 | 172 | 155 | 120 | 109 | 84 | 68 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 65 | 105 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 57 | 93 | 90 | 114 | 91 | 65 | 60 | 32 | 30 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 118 | 126 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 22 | 11 | 33 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | 110 | — | — | — | 30 | 26 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 34 | 55 | 58 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 |
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